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This step-by-step file duplicate finder will help you quickly locate and delete redundant files; however, we recommend that novices proceed with caution when it comes to deleting any found duplicate files.
Easy Duplicate Finder uses a three-step process to quickly and easily locate and remove duplicate files from your system. Simply add the folders you wish to scan and define the file mask (all files, JPEG, MP3) from the drop-down menu. Click the Start button in Step 2 and the program very quickly displays any found duplicates. While the program is scanning your system, you can actively watch the numbers of files scanned, original files to duplicates, and the space used by said files. Using the export button, we were able to easily export the program's findings. Finally, we had to decide what to do with the files. We had the option of deselecting all files, renaming them, moving them to a folder, and deleting selected files. We went through each option, and all worked perfectly. The Settings menu gives you two file-comparison options (CRC32 and byte-by-byte) and help is available through the publisher's Web site.
The program does add extra desktop icons without asking and we had to manually remove some items after the program was uninstalled. Still, Easy Duplicate Finder proved to be a very thorough and reliable file-management tool, but because of the risk of accidentally deleting important files, we only recommend this program for more-experienced users.
Publisher's Description
From WebMinds:
This award winning duplicate file comparison program, supports unlimited number of files, folders, drives or mobile devices. Easy Duplicate Finder is a precision software program created to help you locate and resolve duplicate files, photos, and songs on your computer system. You may be surprised by how many duplicate music files are on your computer or scattered across your home or corporate network! Our built in Wizard make it fast and easy and safe to locate and manage duplicates. Duplicates occur all the time, both intentionally and accidentally. Intentional duplicates are also known as archives, or backups. These are the good type of duplicates. But often your computer can become cluttered with duplicates that you don't necessarily want or need. Exact duplicates of files can be created or copied to your computer, over and over until there are many taking up a lot of space. Worse if you backup your data (which you should), and you have lots of duplicates--then you are wasting time, energy, space and money. That's what Easy Duplicate Finder was created for, to resolve this problem. Removing duplicate files is safe and easy--new computer users feel like a pro when using it.
What's new in this version: Version 3.1.1.41 features performance enhancements to search method.
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2.7 starsout of 165 votes
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3.0 starsout of 3 votes
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"Slow and full of adware"
Version: Easy Duplicate File Finder 3.1.1.41
Pros
Worked as advertised. Screen layout was intuitive
Cons
Very slow. Most annoying for evaluation is that it keeps pushing ads in your face to spend $30 on the full version.
Summary
Better products are available for free: Auslogics Duplicate File Finder, or go to Sourceforge.net and try several open source projects that do a better job.
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"EDF not meant to find different files with same name."
Version: Easy Duplicate File Finder 3.1.1.41
Pros
EDF will find exact duplicates. if the file is named different it doesnt matter. EDF will also find music even if it is different size or bitrate etc with music tag mode if it has the same name and artist in the metatag.
Cons
EDF does have a short eval only works to remove 10 sets of duplicates. but this should be sufficient to display the power of the program.
Summary
EDF works great at locating and removing duplicate files, and even similar music (same song different recording properties) If you want to find similar photos, try duplicate file finder.
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"Inadequate eval capacity, file matching options."
Version: Easy Duplicate File Finder 3.1.1.41
Pros
Did not find beneficial. No adequate opportunity to evaluate before it expired. Poor choice of eval version limit strategy on part of developer.
Cons
Would not find dupe photos of different sizes with same name.
First search was already over eval limit. Eval lasted about 5 minutes and could not actually delete any files.Summary
Hard to find decent program to eliminate multiple copies of photos with same name and different sizes (preserve original).
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